Opinion

9/11: The day that almost changed America

     Go ahead. Click play. Then keep reading.  [VIDEO]           The questions that Alan Jackson asked our nation on Nov. 7, 2001 -- less t...

Ten Years Since My Tears Did Flow

Click to read  A Tragedy Unfolds the first poem in the series  The tears still flow from my eyes despite The ten years since that day The world stood still and hell broke...

A Tragedy Unfolds

Ten years since my tears did flow...sequel to A Tragedy Unfolds A Tragedy Unfolds   The tears flowed from my eyes today, When I heard the awful news. To think th...

The view from my corner of the world

It's a date and time everyone remembers. It's the event that our generation will always remember.  At the time, we were living in Washington AND Independence. Washington had ju...

Pastor\'s Blog - GOD\'S PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO TELL

Matthew 16:13-20 If you were at a party, and you saw someone slip something into someone's drink, and they wouldn't believe you when you told them, what would you do?  Would you...

Time to stop the out-of-control political fighting

  I’m a Trekkie. In other words, I love the TV show Star Trek. That’s the original one, not all of that spin-off nonsense. Anyway. One of my favorite episode...

Looking through the window

The guys and gals downtown always have my attention. I am especially amazed at the window displays, as well as the arrangements inside the stores.   I commented to one of the store own...

VSHS volleyball player inspires father with unselfishness

  Dear Editor,   I just wanted to share a story for everyone to read, about a young lady that lives in the community of Vinton.   She is 17 years old, going to be 18 ...

Jerry Lewis and Dino and the MDA Telethon lesson of 1976

       In decades of Jerry Lewis MDA Telethons, this is probably the funniest line:     "You know there were all of these rumors about us breaking up...

Pastor's Blog - GOD'S PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO BUCK THE SYSTEM

Pastor Lanette S. Van     Matthew 15:8-28 James Dean was the original rebel without a cause.  From the movie screen, he became a symbol of rebellion and wild, reckless behavior as he...